Russia Seeks to Install a Military Base in Coastal Venezuela

Russian President Vladimir Putin is allegedly eyeing the island of La Orchila, in waters north of Caracas, to launch a Russian military base.

Shamil Gareyev, a military expert and Russian colonel, told the newspaper that it is the correct strategy to include Venezuela in long-range aviation missions. "Previously, our strategic bombers would have had to return to Russia every time, but now they will also not need to carry out aerial refueling on patrol mission in the Americas. Our Tu-160 aircraft will arrive at their base in Venezuela, take flight, execute their missions, and then be replaced on a rotating basis. This is how it should be done," he suggested.

Immigration, Wealth Creation, and the Billionaire Class

Immigrants seek economic freedom and wealth creation in the first world, but the billionaire class has few answers when it comes to the serious problems posed by their usage of western democracies' social safety nets.

Hillary Clinton displayed uncharacteristic prescience in a recent interview with the British newspaper The Guardian, in which she accurately diagnosed unchecked immigration as the catalyst that has led to an upsurge in populism and nationalism throughout Europe and, indeed, the world. Her comments sparked a firestorm of criticism from the left, which generally favors an open borders approach.

Colombia: ELN Marxist Guerrilla Group Announces Year End Truce

The ELN Marxist guerrilla group has announced a year end truce, and has called for Colombian President Ivan Duque to return to the negotiation table in Havana.

According to the ELN, this decision is at the behest of the communities in the countryside, social movements, and various sectors of the country that are interested in peace. "We are announcing a cessation of offensive operations from December 23, 2018 to January 3, 2019, to contribute to a climate of peace and tranquility for Christmas and the New Year," the document reads.

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Bernie Sanders and the Climate Change Stalinists

According to the climate change Stalinists, if fossil fuel consumption is not halved in 12 years, the existence of the human race will be imperiled.

"Climate change" is the big trendy scientific fad of our generation...(with celebrity Hollywood backers like Leonardo DiCaprio to boot), but what are we going to have to say about the whole movement in 50 years? 100 years? 1,000 years? Are we really going to look back and say that climate change in 2018 posed the greatest threat to existence of the human race?

German reporter Billy Six is being held at the notorious Heliocoide prison on espionage charges.

Six entered the country legally, but was denied the press credentials necessary to work in Venezuela. During a sweep of a nightclub in the coastal town of Punto Fijo, police conducted a security sweep. As Six did not have his passport on hand, officers led him to his hotel to find it. The next day, his room was raided by a security team consisting of 15 officers, and he was jailed in Caracas's notorious Helicoide prison, which also contains the headquarters of Venezuela's intelligence service, the SEBIN.

Bolsonaro and Macri Off to a Rocky Start with Brazilian-Argentine Relations

Mercosur issues will loom large in the relationship between Bolsonaro and Macri, who has decided not to attend the new Brazilian president's inauguration.

Jair Bolsonaro will soon be inaugurated as the next president of Brazil. Mauricio Macri's first term is winding down, but it is still possible that he will stay on for another four year reelection period. What is known, is that the relationship between the two presidents, who will at least overlap for 11 months, did not start off on the right foot.

Venezuela Poised to Lose Citgo in 2019 After Defaulting on Bond Payments

Venezuela's financial mismanagement in the oil industry continues, with experts predicting it will lose its most valuable international asset, Citgo, in 2019.

Due to the current shortage of dollars and its serious economic crisis, Venezuela has defaulted on tens of billions of dollars in bond debt; nevertheless, it has endeavored to protect Citgo, its most valuable asset located outside the borders of Venezuela.

Bolsonaro, Witzel and Israel: Partners in Eradicating Crime from Favelas

Jair Bolsonaro, and Rio de Janeiro's new governor Wilson Witzel, will be deploying new Israeli technology to battle ruthless street gangs that currently run much of Brazil's favelas.

Jair Bolsonaro is that exceedingly rare Latin American right-winger who pulls no punches: not only did he not try to hide or downplay his ideological affinity with Donald Trump; he trumpeted his support for Trump from the rooftops, and spoke glowingly of the Orange Man on the campaign trail. Yes the "Trump of the Tropics" has delighted his supporters as much as he has infuriated his PT foes and leftists.

Mexico: AMLO Takes Cuban Doctors for Slave Labor

Mexico's new president has been quick to embrace a new deal with the Cuban government, under which doctors are closely controlled by the regime, and send the vast majority of their earnings to Havana.

According to an article published on December 2 in the Brazilian newspaper Estadão, by the well-known Mexican journalist Verónica Calderón, which was quickly picked up by media from all over the world, since last September it is a deal that was negotiated between the Cuban dictatorship and the Mexican government, through Lázaro Cárdenas Batel, coordinator of advisers to López Obrador himself, with the intermediation of Celso Amorim, a former Brazilian official of the governments of Lula Da Silva and Dilma Rousseff, to bring three thousand Cuban doctors to Mexico.